Category: Book Reviews

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket

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Title: The Miserable Mill.Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events #4. Writer(s): Lemony Snicket.Illustrator(s): Brett Helquist. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers.Format: Hardcover.Release Date: April 5th, 2000.Pages: 194.Genre(s): Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult.ISBN13: 9780064407694. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ Previously in A Series of Unfortunate Events series:The Bad Beginning (Book #1).The Reptile Room (Book #2).The Wide Window (Book #3). You'd think that … Continue reading The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket →

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

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Title: The House in the Cerulean Sea.Writer(s): T.J. Klune.Narrator(s): Daniel Henning. Genre(s): Fantasy.Publisher: MacMillan Audio.Format: Audiobook. Release Date: March 17th, 2020.Length: 12 hours and 12 minutes. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ Judgment is easy. Funneled through an array of personal experiences and subjective knowledge shared with us by others we surround ourselves with, it can breed … Continue reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune →

End of Watch by Stephen King

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Title: End of Watch. Series: Bill Hodges Trilogy #3.Writer(s): Stephen King.Narrator(s): Will Patton. Genre(s): Horror, Thriller.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio.Format: Audiobook. Release Date: June 7th, 2016.Length: 12 hours and 53 minutes. My Overall Rating: ★★★ Previously in the Bill Hodges Trilogy:Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King.Finders Keepers by Stephen King. Dark thoughts, the bane of a … Continue reading End of Watch by Stephen King →

Elevation by Stephen King

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Title: Elevation. Writer(s): Stephen King.Narrator(s): Stephen King. Genre(s): Horror.Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton.Format: Audiobook. Release Date: March 2nd, 2021.Length: 3 Hours and 46 Minutes. My Overall Rating: ★★★ Can't we all just get along? Today, more than ever, humanity fights for every single person's differences. Going beyond a question of tolerance, zealous pursuit of understanding and … Continue reading Elevation by Stephen King →

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

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Title: Man's Search for Meaning. Writer(s): Viktor E. Frankl.Translator(s): Ilse Lasch. Publisher: Rider.Format: Paperback.Release Date: 2008 (originally published in 1946).Pages: 154.Genre(s): Non-Fiction.ISBN13: 9781846041242. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ Despair. Agony. Misery. Once plunged into the terrors akin to such psychological torment, the mind can only withstand so much before it crumbles under the weight of the darkness. … Continue reading Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl →

Finders Keepers by Stephen King

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Title: Finders Keepers. Series: Bill Hodges Trilogy #2.Writer(s): Stephen King.Narrator(s): Will Patton. Genre(s): Horror, Thriller.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio.Format: Audiobook. Release Date: June 2nd, 2015.Length: 13 Hours. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ Previously in the Bill Hodges Trilogy:Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. Despair has a way of warping a person's understanding of the world, their comprehension … Continue reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King →

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

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Original Title: La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert.Series: Marcus Goldman #1. Writer(s): Joël Dicker. Publisher: Éditions de Fallois.Format: Mass Market Paperback.Release Date: May 17th, 2014.Pages: 863.Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller.ISBN13: 9782877068635. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ There are secrets that can destroy lives in unimaginable ways. They are often kept close to our hearts, sealed away, and charged with … Continue reading The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker →

Later by Stephen King

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Title: Later. Writer(s): Stephen King.Narrator(s): Seth Numrich. Genre(s): Horror, Thriller.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio.Format: Audiobook. Release Date: March 2nd, 2021.Length: 6 Hours and 32 Minutes. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ Known mostly for his savviness within the horror genre, writer Stephen King has also explored genres that have given him the opportunity to brilliantly exploit his … Continue reading Later by Stephen King →

One Eye Open by Alex Grecian

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Title: One Eye Open. Writer(s): Alex Grecian. Publisher: TKO Studios.Format: Paperback.Release Date: May 3rd 2022.Pages: 139.Genre(s): Horror.ISBN13: 9781952203299. My Overall Rating: ★★★ Death has a way of reorganizing a person's conception of life in dramatic and visceral ways. It can bring some together just like it can break relationships for others. Sometimes, it's much simpler to … Continue reading One Eye Open by Alex Grecian →

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

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Title: Mr. Mercedes. Writer(s): Stephen King.Narrator(s): Will Patton. Genre(s): Horror, Thriller.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio.Format: Audiobook. Release Date: March 3rd 2014.Length: 14 Hours and 22 Minutes. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ There are crimes that humanity is capable of achieving that send chills down your spine at the mere thought of them. For these individuals, the … Continue reading Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King →